Obama Outlines Brain Map Project

4/2/2013 12:30PM

President Obama outlined a large-scale project to create the most comprehensive map of the human brain in an effort to find new ways to treat, cure and prevent brain disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease, epilepsy and traumatic brain injury. Andrew Ackerman looks at the $100 million proposal. Photo: AP.

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